Individuated Marital Relationships and the Regulation of Affect in Families of Early Adolescents.

McDonough, Marsha Laye; And Others

Journal of Adolescent Research, v9 n1 p67-87 Jan 1994

Examined the degree to which affect regulation in the family as a whole would be linked to a particular quality of marital relationships--individuation. Found that individuated marital systems were associated with more positive affective tone, better conflict resolution, greater optimization of individual development within family relationships, and lower hostility-cynicism than nonindividuated marital systems. (TJQ)